NEWS RELEASE
DATE: March 23, 2021, 5:30 P.M.
SUBJECT: Gang Members Arrested for Possession of a Firearm
LOCATION: 900 Block of Kimball Road, Ventura CA.
CONTACT: Martin Cook, Sergeant
(805) 385-7600 | martin.cook@oxnardpd.org
On March 23, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Officers from the Oxnard Police Department Special Enforcement Unit (gang unit) conducted a traffic stop of a grey Nissan Altima in the 900 block of Kimball Road, Ventura CA. Officers contacted four subjects in the vehicle; two female occupants, Mark Hernandez (20yrs) and a male juvenile (15yrs) who are all Oxnard residents. Hernandez and the male juvenile are known criminal street gang members within the City of Oxnard, and both are currently on probation within the County of Ventura. The male juvenile is a prohibited person from possessing firearms and/ or ammunition due to prior firearm arrests, assault with a deadly weapon arrests and was released from custody under SB 439 reference a shooting that he had committed at the age of 11 or 12.
During a search of the vehicle, a loaded non-serialized P80 (Glock Style) 9 millimeter semi-automatic handgun was located concealed in the passenger compartment. P80 semi-automatic handguns are commercially sold incomplete and without serial numbers; they must be further manufactured to make them functioning firearms and later serialized. Both Hernandez and the male juvenile were arrested for various firearm and gang related charges.
The Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and gun violence in the City of Oxnard through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members residing in the city. Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity. You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so. You can remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.